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IN RE CARLOS

Bankruptcy No. LA 97-31026 SB.

227 B.R. 535 (1998)

In re Alfredo V. CARLOS & Leticia Carlos, Debtors.

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California, Los Angeles Division.

May 20, 1998.

OPINION FINDING THAT LAW FIRM HAS ENGAGED IN UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW

SAMUEL L. BUFFORD, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction

This case raises the issue of whether a law firm may use a non-attorney to negotiate, on behalf of a creditor client, a reaffirmation agreement with a debtor in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case.

The court holds that, where a client hires a law firm to negotiate a contract...

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